M. John Harrison, 27th May 2006
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Media appearances, readings and festivals, summer 2006
Podcasts
thepenguinpodcast.blogs.com
Television
Will has recorded an interview for Newsnight, which is scheduled to be aired on BBC2 Thursday June 1. You can still watch it here.
Magazines
There’s an interview with Will in the May edition of Esquire (who describe The Book of Dave as ‘his most imaginative, most dazzling and most moving book yet’). There will also be a piece by Will in the July issue of GQ, and a short story of Will’s is going to run in the July edition of Harpers Bazaar.
The Book Of Dave
Will Self – The Book Of Dave
Synopsis
“The Book of Dave” is based around the rants of Dave Roth, a disgruntled East End taxi driver, who writes his woes down and buries them only to have them discovered 500 years later and used as the sacred text for a religion that has taken hold in the flooded remnants of London. Will Self’s big bold book dares to take on the grand themes in the grand manner. It is at once a profound meditation upon the nature of received religion; a love story; a caustic satire of contemporary urban life and a historical detective story set in the far future.
Will-Self.com Contacts
Will-Self.com is the official website for the British novelist and journalist Will Self. The site is managed by Chris Mitchell and Chris Hall.
If you want to get in touch, you can email us at info@will-self.com.
All email will be read, but we can’t guarantee a response.
If you have a specific request for Will regarding commissions, book rights etc, you can contact his agent Tracy Bohan at The Wylie Agency, 17 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA – www.wylieagency.co.uk
Will Self’s Writing Room – A 360 Degree View In 71 Photos
Will Self’s writing room is a masterpiece of organised chaos – and photographer Phil Grey has captured it in a montage of 71 photos which pan 360 degrees around the room. Originally designed to work as a Hockney-esque fractured portrait of the room, with the photos overlapping and contrasting perspectives against one another, we’ve tweaked it a little to make it available on the website. The internet version of Phil’s work is a 71 picture slideshow – simply click each picture to see the next one, or use the arrows at the bottom of the screen. Follow the link to see for yourself.
Will Self’s Writing Room – A 360 Degree View In 71 Photos